Why join us?
Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
About this opportunity:
MillerKnoll is seeking a Creative Project Manager to join the Marketing & Creative Operations team. This role is responsible for leading and managing the processes and timelines involved in developing creative deliverables across a variety of department initiatives, including contract marketing campaigns, product launches, brand channel campaigns, and archive projects. They will be the central point of contact, ensuring all milestones within a project are met, and that all teams are aligned by providing clear and concise planning and communication to achieve successful executions. The ability to work independently while adjusting and adapting management styles and techniques to the uniqueness of each project is essential to success in this role.
Overall Responsibilities:
Serve as the liaison between the creative and the MillerKnoll and Geiger Marketing teams.
Manage creative execution for MillerKnoll work that supports varying departments of the enterprise.
Manage product launch creative execution milestones for Geiger launches from kickoff to go-live.
Assist in developing the processes, triage intake requests, and manage the workflows for MillerKnoll Archives.
Maintain blueprints for creative deliverables in Wrike, our project management tool, updating and evolving as needs and processes shift.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure projects align with overall business goals.
MillerKnoll Project Management:
Create and refine Wrike project plans for creative deliverables such as messaging, asset development, landing pages, social, email, campaigns, sales tools, translations, etc., in partnership with Marketing and creative team members, ensuring the most efficient execution plans are in place.
Manage the workflow of said creative deliverables from initial scoping and development to delivery and production of final deliverables.
Serve as a brand advocate to ensure brand standards are being met for a consistent brand experience among all marketing and communication channels.
Ensure projects are routed for proper approval and all signoffs are recorded. Record and save final creative/deliverables.
Manage project scope, ensuring it aligns with organizational goals and stakeholder needs.
Partner with Media Production on project deliverables and ensure budgets are met, working to problem-solve as necessary.
Ad hoc responsibilities as needed to support marketing and creative teams.
Product Launch Project Management:
Manage product launch creative execution milestones for Geiger launches from kickoff to go live.
Ensure product launch projects have required documentation such as market launch plans, IMP and marketing and creative briefs to help translate requirements into solutions.
Manage routing of assets for proper approval to cross-functional teams and ensure approvals are recorded in Wrike, our project management tool.
Record and save final creative/deliverables.
Identify and mitigate risks and issues that may arise during the project lifecycle.
Archives Project Management:
Must understand archival principles, practices, and standards.
Oversee requests by internal stakeholders wanting to access to archival materials, ensuring efficient execution and timing.
Has a high degree of cultural sensitivity and experience working with teams with varying project management needs.
Assists with defining and developing process improvements to increase efficiency and productivity.
Regularly communicate schedules, statuses, and updates to the archive team members.
Skillsets
Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to lead through influence and relationship-building.
Developing capability working with ambiguity, creating definition, and crafting coherent creative project plans.
Ability to work well under pressure managing competing priorities and the ability to remain flexible.
Comfort in working with clients from across MillerKnoll brand's various internal and international teams.
Strong proficiency in continuous improvement and process management.
Proficiency in various creative project management tools and applications (e.g., Teams, Wrike, AirTable, Figma, Bynder, etc.) a plus
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
5+ years of Creative Project Management experience.
Solid communication skills - You will have extensive correspondence that relies on you being conversant in brand guidelines and terminology related to the home furnishings industry
Strong leader with an ability to hold others accountable
Proactive, self-starter mindset, has relentless optimism.
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].
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